Can amateurs compete at the Olympics golf event? Rules and eligibility guidelines explored

The Paris Olympics 2024 golf event is set to start in less than two days, and once again, the playing field will feature strictly professional golfers. As of now, amateurs can't compete at the Olympics.

Though the Olympics are traditionally for amateurs and their rulebook states the same, some sports do feature professionals. Golf has been one such game that has allowed pros since its reintroduction in 2016. However, there have been arguments to make it an amateur-only event.

For now, 60 professionals will compete at the Paris Olympics, and the field was decided based on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) as of June 17 for men. The top 15 players in the OWGR were selected by name and directly secured their quota. However, each country has a maximum limit of four players, and only the USA has four golfers on the field.

Golfers ranked outside the top 15 were selected with a limit of two players per country. All five continents of the Olympic movement were granted at least one athlete. If they didn't secure the berth by automatic selection, the quota was given to the highest-ranked golfer from that continent.

What is the field for the Paris Olympics 2024 golf men's event?

Here's the field for the Paris Olympics 2024 men's golf event:

Victor Perez (FRA)
Matti Schmid (GER)
C.T. Pan (TPE)
Thorbjørn Olesen (DEN)
Alejandro Tosti (ARG)
Joaquin Niemann (CHI)
Emiliano Grillo (ARG)
Alex Noren (SWE)
Ryan Fox (NZL)
Min Woo Lee (AUS)
Corey Conners (CAN)
Christian Bezuidenhout (RSA)
Wyndham Clark (USA)
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
Tommy Fleetwood (GBR)
Sepp Straka (AUT)
Jason Day (AUS)
Tom Kim (KOR)
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Rory McIlroy (IRL)
Ludvig Åberg (SWE)
Adrien Dumont de Chassart (BEL)
Daniel Hillier (NZL)
Guido Migliozzi (ITA)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA)
Gavin Green (MAS)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND)
Phachara Khongwatmai (THA)
Abraham Ancer (MEX)
Dou Zecheng (CHN)
Yuan Yechun (CHN)
Camilo Villegas (COL)
Matteo Manassero (ITA)
Adrian Meronk (POL)
Sami Valimaki (FIN)
David Puig (ESP)
Erik van Rooyen (RSA)
Keita Nakajima (JPN)
Kevin Yu (TPE)
Stephan Jaeger (GER)
Nicolai Højgaard (DEN)
Thomas Detry (BEL)
Byeong Hun An (KOR)
Shane Lowry (IRL)
Nick Taylor (CAN)
Xander Schauffele (USA)
Viktor Hovland (NOR)
Jon Rahm (ESP)
Matthieu Pavon (FRA)
Collin Morikawa (USA)
Matt Fitzpatrick (GBR)
Shubhankar Sharma (IND)
Rafael Campos (PUR)
Carlos Ortiz (MEX)
Nico Echavarria (COL)
Mito Pereira (CHI)
Kris Ventura (NOR)
Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR)
Joel Girrbach (SUI)
Tapio Pulkkanen (FIN)